The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-23
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

Hang up pn-cushion In the kitchen. Ona
sweeps away enough pins to keep it filed
Prass nails have been utilized by some house
holders to form . unique number of house on the
front door. The ingenuity is only TO be admired
By day.
To brighten gold or silver iewelry. if tar
nished, brush it with an old tooth brush wet
with soap suds, and place 1t in sawduss to dry.
Some ladies keep their jewelry in sawdust The
jewelers. use this method.
An almost certain cure for sick headache is q
teaspoonful of salt dissolved in two or three
down for an hour, and in nine cases out of ten
one feels after that as good as new.
F'at-irons that show a disposition to rust NAV.
while yet trif1e warm, be rubbed on the edges
and face with taliow. When put on the fro
again they should as as warm, have the
tallow wiped off with an old cloth. when they
will be found bright and smooth.
Bathing hats, or any large straw hats, are con-
verified into hanging baskets work-baskets and
baskets for carrying light weight articles for
short distances while the strong Zula hats havo
been converted into every copceiyable receptacle
Tor boudotr ornaments and requisites.
Castor oil, dissolved with alcohol and applied
with sponge, Will render drawing paper trans
parent, and allow of tracing in lead pencil or In
dla INK Immersion of the paper In alcohol re-
moves the OIL, and the paper becomes Opaque
The alcohol viii serve for several sheets.
on the inside and used as a card basket, consists
Of an ordinary tambourne with design OF flow
ers executed in oils or water colors the parch-
ment. Ribbon is fixed to each SIDE by which
the article may be suspended from the wall
Rubber rings such as are used on fruit cans.
often become hard and brittle. They can be
restored by letting them lie IN water in which
you have put little ammonia Mix in this pro-
portion: One part ammonia and two parts water.
Sometimes they do not need to lie in this more
min ntoc hat 10, ha1f
needed to restore their elasticity.
The Spanish method of making paste for MEG
IS as follows: Put two pounds of sifted white
flour into bowl, cut in It half a pound of lard
and four spoons butter six beaten eggs half
cup muscatel wine. half pound white sugar
Knead this long time until we'll mixed. If the
the paste is too soft to knead, add sufficient -four
to handle. 1t is said to bs excellent.
For German coffee cake beat together two cup
fuls of sugar and one of butter; beat separately
the whites and yoks of six eggs mix we'll togeth-
or with two large cupfuls of dough, first the sugar
and butter, next the yolks then the whites Of
the eggs; add one teaspoonful each of extract Of
cinnamon. allspice and nutmeg, half pound Of
seeded raisins and a little more -four; let rise,
make in small cakes, keep warm twenty minutes
and bake
Cream-colored Spanish lace can be cleaned and
made to look like new by rubbing it in dry -four.
hub as If you were washing in water. Then
take it outdoors and shake all the -four out Il
more clean -four. The -four must be very thor.
oughy shaken from the lace, or the result will
be far from satisfactory. White knitted hoods
can be cleaned in this way. babies socks also,
If only slightly soiled.
Delightful additions to the parlor are thelareA
sofa pillows now in favor. Such Gus ,ns are
fully stuffed and many Of them 'avt soft
fulledin edges of plush. The decorative fe6Cf6 Ok
one consists Of interlaced scrolls, outlined by 8
heavy chain stitch in old gold silk on q creamy
cotS rx1A tAkx hcs~ -
tervals by small cross stitches of The same color,
The general effect of this is strikingly good and
obtained with but little labor
It is said that those who have suffered intenses
ly from asthma have found almost instant from
a single teespoonful OF warm honev A professof
OF medicine has declared that honey disturbs
the formation Of fungoid growths, and has,
therefore, been OF great use as preventive OF
thrush In babies. 1t Is also claimed that az
DIN tment made of honey and -four ia An excel
lent remedy for bos. The medical authoritie4
claim that its internal use cannot be too highly
praised.
For a very nice pomade for the hands, acrape
off equal quantities OF spermaceti and pure bees,
wax, cover with sweet OIL and simmer until Il
becomes liquid in a small china pot, cup or jafs
add few drops of rose water and mix it with
the other ingredients. When well blended take
it from the fire and let it set firm in the cup III
which it has been melted. Rub this well into
your hands on retiring, and wear pair of soft
kid gloves. In the morning wash them with oats
meal or almond powder.
Scotch haegis is made thus. Wash and clean
thoroughly one Sleeps head and heart, remove
the meat from the head, chop 1.-THE heart and
half the liver rather fne; add to this one cup oil
stale bread crumbs, tablespoonful of chopped
parsely, teaspoonful OF salt and half tea.
spoonful OF black pepper; mix and pack into tin
Kettle, cover with the lid; stand this in a kettle
OF BOILING water and boil two hours. when ready
to serve turn it on dish with its gravy poured
around. This dish should be prepared the
night before and simply reheated for breakfast.
We are rapidly approaching French ideas Of
furnishing, as the great number Of rugs, screens,
draperies, ETC.. in every well-furnished house
demonstrates. One of these notions which has
not yet obtained very largely in ordinary houses
in this country, is that of hanging the walls Of
boudoirs and sitting rooms with fabrics. Silk,
satin, velvet and plush are used, while for
simpler apartments cretonne makes effective
hangines Coarse sacking- cloth, with suitable
embroidery. ia also used for wall and door hang
ings AS these hangngs are affixed top and bot
tom to brass rods, which can be removed when
cleaning is required, or when changing from
house to house. the cost is not in the end, aa
great as paper.
A writer in the Hartford Couraut. speakine Of
the various kinds of black silk gives the follow
ing directions for detecting the spurious from
the genuine article: Take ten fibres Of the filing
IN any silk, and if on breaking they show 8
feathery, dry and lack lustre condition, discolor-
ing the fingers In handling, you may at once be
sure OF the presence of dye and artificial weight
ing. Or, take small portion of the fbres be-
tween the thumb and forefnger, and very gently
roll them over and over, and you will soon de-
tect the gum. mineral, soap and other ingredi-
ents of the one and the absence OF them IN ha
other simple but effective test of purity ia
to burn small quantity of the fbres; pure silk
will Instantly crisp, leaving only pure Charcoal
heavily dyed silk will shoulder, leaving a vel
low. greasy ash If, on the contrary, you can
not break the ten strands and they are of nat
ura lustre and brilliancy, and fail to discoior
the fingers at the point Of contact you NAV we'll
be assured that you have a pure silk that is hon
est in its make and durable in its wear
Spies and the Vanxandts.
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